Americas
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Complaints mount over Açu super port project
Rio De Janeiro's State Council for Human Rights has received complaints of coercion and a lack of respect from residents of São João da Barra concerning the state's Açu super port development. 03 Feb 2012 - Port Strategy
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Brazil to put 77 terminals to tender
The Brazilian government has decided that 77 port terminals currently operated by the private sector and whose concession was granted prior to 1993 must be put out to tender. 03 Feb 2012 - Port Strategy
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Virginia’s idling incentive
Virginia’s Green Operator (GO) programme has been extended to include incentives for vessels participating in its fuel switch or alternative power schemes at its terminals. 01 Feb 2012 - Port Strategy
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Tampa invests in future expansion
Tampa Port Authority is to purchase 110 acres of land near its Port Redwing facilities to enable expansion of the port’s footprint. 26 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Tampa bucks trend for US ports
US ports have been struggling in light of the financial crisis, but despite this, Tampa Port seems to be managing to buck the trend. 26 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Officials summoned over Callao debacle
The Transport Commission of the Peruvian Congress has called high ranking officials to appear before it to answer questions relating to irregularities in the concession granted to APM Terminals for the North Terminal at Callao. 20 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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No bids for second La Plata box terminal
A tender for a second container terminal at the Argentinian port of La Plata attracted no bids. 12 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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DP World to operate Nanaimo
DP World has signed a three-year contract with the Port of Nanaimo to operate its facilities, which include the general cargo Duke Point terminal and the Assembly Wharf. 11 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Manta tender by first quarter
Manta Port Authority in Ecuador is to issue a tender by the end of the first quarter of 2012 to both modernise and expand the port. 10 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Antofagasta sues government to recover land
Antofagasta Port Company (EPA) is locked in a legal battle with the state prosecutor in respect of ownership of part of its land along the Costanera Central. 06 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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APM wins Lázaro Cárdenas concession
APM Terminals has won a deepwater container terminal bid at Mexico's Port of Lázaro Cárdenas, snaring a project that includes a 32-year design, build and operate concession of a greenfield site. 04 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Mercosur refuses entry to Falklands ships
The Falklands dispute has once again reared its ugly head with the recent decision taken by the Mercosur group of countries to refuse entry to Falkland flagged vessels to ports. 28 Dec 2011 - Port Strategy
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Puerto Lirquen to issue shares
The Chilean company Puerto de Lirquén is to issue shares worth $86m to boost capital. 14 Dec 2011 - Port Strategy
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NY/NJ port projects secure $346m funding
New York/New Jersey port authority is to invest $346m in port projects for 2012, in addition to the $15m it will spend on increasing air draft clearance under the Bayonne Bridge. 14 Dec 2011 - Port Strategy
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Stevedores revolt at San Antonio
Following a decision to withhold a mitigation bonus to more than 1,000 stevedores, Puerto Central, which has recently taken over the management of the Costanera Espigón container terminal at the Chilean port of San Antonio, is being taken to court to have this overturned. 09 Dec 2011 - Port Strategy
